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Characterization of mtDNA variation in a cohort of South African paediatric patients with mitochondrial disease.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jun 2012
van der Walt Elizna M, Smuts Izelle, Taylor Robert W, Elson Joanna L, Turnbull Douglass M, Louw Roan, van der Westhuizen Francois H
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial disease can be attributed to both mitochondrial and nuclear gene mutations. It has a heterogeneous clinical and biochemical profile, which is compounded by the diversity of the genetic background. Disease-based epidemiological information has expanded significantly in recent decades, but little information is known that clarifies the aetiology in African patients. The aim of this study was to...
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